on $100k a year, leaving Grand Rapids
changea dispatch from
louisville
KY
38.25°N
85.76°W
Louisville is bourbon, the Derby, Muhammad Ali, and the Hot Brown sandwich (an open-faced turkey-and-cheese situation invented at the Brown Hotel). Derby week is a citywide event where people dress like they're at a wedding for a horse. The Highlands neighborhood has the best dive bars, the Urban Bourbon Trail downtown takes a full weekend. Pronounce it 'Loo-uh-vul' and you'll fit in.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Grand Rapids
Louisville gives you room Grand Rapids doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,368/mo
16% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,590/mo
$231 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$282k
20% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
1.4M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
181
pleasant days a year, in louisville.
Grand Rapids keeps to 151 pleasant days a year.
1.3× the events of Grand Rapids, and the calendar shows it.
54/100
4% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Charlestown State Park, 10.6 mi.
94/100
3% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
22
10% more than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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